[Postoperative complications of gallstone disease in elderly and aged patients]

Here we have analyzed the results of surgical treatment of gallstone disease and its complications in 1208 senior-age patients. In 875 patients planned operations were performed, whereas in 333 patients the interventions were urgent. Post operational complications occurred in 5.2% of cases, and lethality amounted to 4.1%. The complications and post operational lethality depended on how traumatic and urgent the intervention was. Diagnostics of intraperitoneal complications was based on instrumental examination methods, with primary significance assigned to laparoscopy. In 21 patients early post operational intraperitoneal complications were treated with the use of mini-invasive methods. Guidelines for surgical treatment of gallstone disease and its complications in senior patients have been worked out.